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Is a boat-load of gold buried somewhere along the Missouri River?

  • Millions of dollars of gold may be buried along the Missouri River near Mandan, North Dakota.
  • The miners, who were building a Mackinaw boat, ignored warnings about danger.
  • A tragic misunderstanding resulted in the deaths of all the miners and about 30 Dakota men and women.
  • The riverbank was found covered with gold dust, which few Dakota recognized as valuable.
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Is a boat-load of gold buried somewhere along the Missouri River?

MANDAN, N.D. — The wooden boat rode low as it cruised down the Missouri River, heading south with the current. Aboard the boat were about 18 miners — grizzled men with faces like sun-tanned leather, and they bristled with weapons, including a small cannon mounted on the craft. At the back of the boat was an older man dressed in black. He was a sharpshooter. They had struck it rich in the Florence gold fields of the Idaho Territory. Tucked away i…

·Cherokee County, United States
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Inforum broke the news in Fargo, United States on Monday, October 27, 2025.
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